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Justine:a Novel (Penguin Ink)
[Paperback - 2011]
robert ryan
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Category: Fiction
Sub-category: Literary Fiction
Additional Category: Historical Romance - Historical Fiction
Publisher: Penguin Books | ISBN: 9780143119241 | Pages: 256
Shipping Weight: .21 | Dimensions: 5.04 x .68 x 7.71 inches

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"Demands comparison with the very best books of our century . . . A truly important writer . . . His people, his places are masterly."― New York Times Book Review

Durrell's masterpiece is onne of the world's greatest romances, rich in political and sexual intrigue. This seductive tale of four tangled lovers in wartime Egypt is set in the city of Alexandria once home to the world's greatest library, attracting scholars dedicated solely to the pursuit of knowledge. But on the eve of World War II, the obsessed characters in this mesmerizing novel find that their pursuits lead only to bedrooms in which each seeks to know-and possess-the other.

About the Author

Lawrence George Durrellwas a critically hailed and beloved novelist, poet, humorist, and travel writer best known forThe Alexandria Quartetnovels, which were ranked by the Modern Library as among the greatest works of English literature in the twentieth century. A passionate and dedicated writer from an early age, Durrell’s prolific career also included the groundbreakingAvignon Quintet, whose first novel,Monsieur(1974), won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, and whose third novel,Constance(1982), was nominated for the Booker Prize. He also penned the celebrated travel memoirBitter Lemons of Cyprus(1957), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. Durrell corresponded with author Henry Miller for forty-five years, and Miller influenced much of his early work, including a provocative and controversial novel,The Black Book(1938). Durrell died in France in 1990.The time Lawrence spent with his family, mother Louisa, siblings Leslie,Margaret Durrell, andGerald Durrell, on the island of Corfu were the subject of Gerald's memoirs and have been filmed numerous times for TV.

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